12-07-2008, 03:05 PM
You can only do what you can do. HELCO is more efficient at turning fossil fuel into useful power than the average gas powered private vehicle is, so even though you would be trading one form of fossil fuel consumption in for another, you would still come out ahead. I know it is popular to hate HELCO but you shouldn't let it blind you. Efficiency wise, electric cars charged by HELCO would probably be better than the standard gas engined car. Monopoly-wise, there would be a price to pay. Best would be to charge your car from renewable energy sources. That would be difficult though when your solar panels are at home while your car is at work.